TRITON.— Plate VII. 



No one can fail to recognise this species by its blood- 

 red mouth and by the hairy epidermis which appears on 

 the back of the shell in longitudinal rows of bristly tufts. 



Species 24. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Triton aqttatilis. Trit. testa fusiformi-turritd, vari- 

 cibus septem octove rotundis, prominent ibus ; spird 

 elatd ; (infractions convexis, transversim costatis, 

 costis duplicibus, subdistantibus, liris undatis tuber- 

 culiferis longitudinaUter deaissatis ; pallide rvfes- 

 cente-fuscd, fusco maculatd et variegatd ; columella 

 et aperturaz fauce carneo-tinctis, albirugosis, labro 

 intus albidenticulato ; canali brevi, ascendente. 

 The eippled Triton. Shell fusiformly turreted, with 

 seven or eight round prominent varices ; spire ele- 

 vated ; whorls convex, transversely ribbed, ribs 

 double, rather distant, crossed longitudinally with 



waved tubercled ridges; pale reddish brown, blotched 

 and variegated with brown ; columella and interior 

 of the aperture flesh-tinted and ornamented with 

 white wrinkles, lip white, denticulated within ; 

 canal short, turned upwards. 

 Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1S44. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found on the reefs at 

 low water) ; Cuming. 

 The longitudinal ridges waved which adorn the sur- 

 face of this interesting species have, in the fine specimen 

 before me, a beautiful ripple-like appearance which is 

 very characteristic. The columella and interior are co- 

 vered with enamel of a bright uniform flesh-tint, and 

 the varices are very round and prominent. I have seen 

 two or three examples of this species in different stages 

 of growth, all exhibiting the above peculiarities with 

 remarkable specific distinctness. 



